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CEOs are having pay docked. They still may be getting off lightly

ASX boards are responding to pressure from regulators and investors to make executives accountable for failures in risk management. But is it enough?

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Tony Boyd

Lawyers at fault for Australia’s regulatory red tape burden

At the risk of being disowned by the legal community, it is worth highlighting that external legal spending by firms has tripled since 2010.

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Mark Rigotti

Michele Bullock is repeating Philip Lowe’s RBA inflation failure

For nearly a decade the RBA has declared its devotion to the inflation target while repeatedly postponing the hard actions required to reach it.

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John Simon

Not just the Ashes: Why Australia and the UK are drifting apart

Even the cricket showdown, which runs until January, will expose the divergence of the two countries. And it’s not just the tactical contrast on...

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Janan Ganesh

Two warnings for Labor to restore productivity summit momentum

The frequency of alarm bells being sounded should alert Labor to the critical need to make a fair dinkum productivity agenda its priority in the...

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The Afr View

AI and rate cuts will power global markets in 2026

A combination of AI innovation, fiscal stimulus, and easing monetary policy will likely propel global markets next year.

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Andrew Mcauley

COP30 escaped echo chamber despite Trump no-show

Despite criticisms of inefficacy and irrelevance, COP30 did make important headway in bringing a much-needed dose of realism to negotiations and...

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Taylah Bland

The White House Ukraine plan should be rejected

What President Donald Trump is demanding amounts to the enforced capitulation of Ukraine for gain and profit, the blueprint for a modern Molotov-...

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Marc Champion

Is bitcoin the biggest honeytrap in history?

Depending on your timing, the cryptocurrency – which has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme – could easily be the best or worst investment you...

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Christopher Joye

Expect AI unknowns to continue the market’s wild ride

When so much money is chasing so much unproven value, investors will need to strap in and be prepared for what is likely to bring further...

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The Afr View

Productivity turns off voters, turns on the economy

Labor is riding high on Liberal brawling and jostling over Sussan Ley’s leadership. But the economic story is not following the same confident path.

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Jennifer Hewett

No tears are being shed internally over the loss of the COP31 summit

Australia had the support of 27 of the 28 countries to host COP and Turkey just one. Yet Australia blinked. Why?

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Phillip Coorey

The real reason Australia’s economy is underperforming

Michael Stutchbury started reporting on industrial relations 50 years ago. He says Australia’s high-wage economy is unsustainable unless business...

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Michael Stutchbury

Demographics means private school fees are destined to rise

Next year, the world’s two population megatrends are coming to a non-government school near you. And it’s going to cost you more.

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John Black

‘Unacceptable outcomes’ should be only environment law dealbreaker

For the mining industry, the EPBC legislation is about as good as gets, and it’s a hell of a lot better than what we’ve got. It’s time to...

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Warren Pearce

Why Bible downloads are booming

YouVersion, the most popular Bible app in the world, will this month celebrate its billionth install.

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Simon Smart

The IMF is flashing red lights on Australia’s spending spree

The longer Canberra and the states remain in fiscal paralysis, the narrower the nation’s options will be to chart a path to higher growth and...

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The Afr View

CSIRO cuts show why super rule must change to fund innovation

CSIRO’s announcement that it will scale back some of its activities underscores the need to revitalise private-sector investment to drive...

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Navleen Prasad

Why the productivity payoff from AI at work is so poor

The technology is ready. The problem is our workplace relations framework requires prior permission to use artificial intelligence.

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Sinclair Davidson